Hillary Clinton Nude:Naked Ambition, Hillary Clinton And America’s Demise

Obama Falls For Clinton Trap

July 25th, 2007

Maybe a Harvard man doesn’t stack up to a Yale alumna. The CNN/YouTube debate marked what appears to be the beginning of open-warfare between Hillaryland and Obama. Hillary laid a trap for Barack, who obligingly swallowed the bait. Historians looking back on the 2008 election may mark that moment as a seminal turning point, though that is probably less obvious to the average viewer.

Barack Obama’s whole case for being selected as the Democratic presidential nominee over Hillary Clinton is that he’s a “fresh face,” a break with the Clinton-Bush dominance of the White House, representing the old style of politics. Obama has claimed his fresh politics will be less partisan and angry, and more idealistic and consensus building. The appeal of this case explains why Senator Obama has raised a ton of money from liberal Democrats, even exceeding the impressive fundraising results of the Clinton political machine. However, he has always been vulnerable on the issue of “experience,” which he could only mitigate in his favor by displaying unassailable competence and leadership mastery in the public debates. Until the CNN/YouTube show, he was failing to do that. So, when asked a question about his willingness to meet with a rogue’s gallery of America-hating dictators, he reverted to type. Sure he would meet with them, absolutely. Obama, without realizing it, just handed Hillary the pin to rupture his own balloon.

With ruthless discipline, Hillary Clinton ripped Obama to shreds in her response. She stated the obvious; it would be granting America’s enemies a propaganda victory to agree to such meetings without careful preparation and goundwork. It was so obvious and correct a response, it left Obama looking irretrievably ridiculous. After the debate, no doubt prompted by his campaign advisors, Obama attempted quick damage control. In phone calls to the media, he offered legalistic explanations of what he really meant, while Hillaryland gleefully followed up by pouncing on this example of Obama naivite. Obama meekly castigated Hillary Clinton for playing unfair, claiming she knew what he “really meant.” However, all this frothing at the mouth only demonstrates that Barack Obama, however noble his intentions are or may be, has decided to enter the lion’s den by challenging the Clinton political machine for control of the Democratic Party in 2008. Hillary has done her homework, her political instincts are honed to a sharp edge, and she will ruthlessly but predictably pounce on any weakness or opening an opponent offers her. During that debate, Barack unwittingly opened the door for Hillary, and laid out a red carpet.

What will happen next? The Obama camp is in a difficult spot. They can continue to proclaim Obama as the fresh face practicing a different style of politics. However, this only leaves him open to the Clinton label of being dangerously inexperienced. The stagnation in Barack’s poll numbers prove that this approach is getting Barack Obama nowhere fast. The alternative is to go negative on Hillary. That is exactly what Hillaryland is hoping and praying for. Once he does that, the Clintons will tear apart his claim to be a “new Demcorat” practicing a “new” form of politics.

There is a message in all this for the Republicans. Hillary Clinton may well be the most formidable opponent their party has ever faced in a presidential contest. If the GOP thinks they can stop Hillary by defending George W.Bush’s record, or offering cliches about “family values” (while another Republican senator has recently confessed his carnal and adulterous sins), they should expect an utterly ruthless counter-attack that will take down many Republican congressmen and senators in November 2008, along with their presidential nominee. If Hillary can beat Obama, even though he has thus far raised more money, how can the Republicans beat her when they are likely to be inferior in fundraising performance? The GOP has some serious reflection to undertake as Hillary Clinton proceeds, according to plan, in the debilitation of all her Democratic competitiors, including the junior senator from Illinois.

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